Search results

This should be called the weather cherry picking thread to dismiss the totality of what's happening. If you studied the science you would know that the pattern of the polar vortex has changed leading to more extreme...

Almost every case where somebody gets killed by a cop involves somebody resisting arrest. They were either resisting arrest themselves or they got caught in the crossfire. However, I standby my belief that what would reduce deaths the most (for cops on citizens, citizens on cops, and citizens on...

That's the left's thing. Right-wingers on here have called me an idiot, told me to stop my garbage posting (pretty obvious who that one is, it's his favorite line), and before Fortune Teller blocked me he called me a damn drunk, which is quite funny, because I don't even drink. Both sides have...

Well, let's be honest, you enjoy trolling/inciting conservatives lol. I call everybody out when I see it. I'm not here to join a side or make friends. I would be completely fine with every single poster on this board hating me. The only person I know for sure that's blocked me is FortuneTeller...

Thanks, but it's posters in general. Very few people on ET want to argue with data/facts/logic/reason. It's a lot of trolling/incitement/ad hominem attacks. Racial issues are particularly sticky. People just can't wait to label others a racist if they have a different opinion. I go through long...

You are the one who is now making claims about me without any evidence whatsoever. Quite hypocritical considering how critical you were of me. You're also flat out wrong, I'm not somebody who watches Tucker Carlson or Fox News. In fact, I lean left. Maybe you should take your own advice for...

I'm not saying they don't cause more deaths in the long-term, but you can only act in physical self-defense when somebody poses and imminent threat. You have to take the rest to court such as what happened to Purdue Pharma.

Your numbers look low. I'm seeing 2.3 million in prison and ranges from 34-40% black. As for the 1/3 stat, from the left-wing Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/racial-disparities-criminal-justice_n_4045144 It's not just education. It's a culture. A culture is fostered by many...

I'm not for reparations. I know if we throw money people who are uneducated they'll have a good time, piss it away, and be back in the same position within 10 years. However, we need to be fair and recognize that black people aren't given the same opportunities. The schools are worse, because...

Not everybody obviously. A significant amount though. To say it's not is just trying to be PC. 1/3 black men go to prison at some point in their lifetimes. It might have gone down since that statistic was released in 2003, but that's still an alarming statistic. That to me is enough evidence...

If the economic situation doesn't change, then the crime situation won't change. The lack of opportunity leaves a vacuum open for illicit markets. Illicit markets lead towards violence. African Americans didn't always have a culture that was this shitty. It's only after the urbanization that...

I dunno what the fuck you mean by "before they even had communities". Humans live in communities by nature and have since our documented existence. When we pillaged Africa, they were in communities. As for your, "quote where I said that", I'll give you an opportunity right here to where blacks...

I'm all for criminalizing political bribery. However, none of this will ultimately improve the lives of black people. Bernie Madoff doesn't fit the demographic of a violent criminal. He's a criminal, not a violent one. I would not be afraid of walking by him on the street. If I were a cop, the...

You don’t think that seeing the data, hearing stories, and turning on the local news is not influencing people’s perceptions? Really? Go walk down inner city blocks tough guy. Tell me how safe you feel. I know several people who’ve been jumped. I have black friends, but one of them told me that...

Let me know when you want to have a discussion rather than claim your way is the only way without evidence.

I think most people see it as cultural. Even on FOX a news they frame it that way. The crime spikes didn’t begin until the urbanization of black people. Poor urban people are simply more prone to gang-related activity as the demand for illicit behavior introduces a supply. The people who see...

Uh...yeah. The vast majority of racism I see is not based on a superior race mentality, but on fear that has statistical backing. It is prejudice/stereotyping, not so much white supremacy. This was not the case 100 years ago.

Education is the main thing we can give everybody (black or white). However, people have to want to be educated. It can’t be forced on them. We have a lot of people of all races who reject education, because they don’t think they need it or it’s not cool within their social circle. That’s a...

It doesn’t matter what came first. We can’t undo what happened 400 years ago. The question is, how do we break the cycle? Just “calling out racism when we see it” or shunning half the country are not effective strategies. If crime in the black community is significantly reduced most of the...

No one event is seen as reasonable evidence. It's about trends. A snowy April day in Vermont is not a global trend.